When I last blogged about sweaters, I promised I’d share more photos. So here they are. It’s overcast days like today that I’m grateful for cozy cardigans and pullovers. I prefer cardigans, but as you can see from the top and bottom photo today, I’ve found some cute pullover sweaters I like.

A few tips for thrifting sweaters are below.

1. Before you go, have in mind what you want. Write it down, like, “I want to get a bright multi-colored sweater,” or “I want to a yellow cardigan with cable stitching and popcorn.” etc. Frequent certain stores regularly that fit in with your grocery shopping or other rounds of errands such as taking children to classes, etc.

2. BOLO, which means “be on the lookout” for high quality brands like Ann Taylor, Boden, or Lanz.

3. Examine sweaters carefully for holes, rips, stains, or pilling and avoid those.

4. If there’s a Savers thrift store in your area, go there, after you donate something first at the dropoff point. Make sure you get a 20% off coupon for your donation then go use it on the sweaters you buy.

5. Only buy sweaters that you know already go with at least one pair of paints and/or top you already have, if it’s a cardigan.

6. Look online as well at ebay and poshmark, but your best deals are most likely at your local brick and mortar stores because you won’t have to pay shipping.

Happy sweater thrifting and arting! I love creating sweater art with my thrifted finds. I hope you do too!